Sequoia backed Skillmatics raises INR 22.47 Cr in Series A round

Skillmatics, which offers products for child skill enhancement, has raised INR 22.47 Cr in Series A round. According to MCA filings, Skillmatics placed a private placement offer in April to issue total 2,50,807 series A convertible preference shares to raise funding of nearly INR 22 Cr. Smiti Holding and Trading Company has led the Series A…

ByGirish ShettiJune 14, 20210Comments

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Sequoia and Nexus backed Druva raises $147Mn at $2Bn valuation

Cloud data protection startup Druva clocked a eye-popping valuation of $2Bn after raising $147 Mn in a fresh funding round. Canada’s CDPQ and Neuberger Berman led the round while Viking Global Investors and Atreides also took part in the round. Apart from Canada’s CDPQ, all rest are existing investors in Druva. Druva is actually based in…

ByGirish ShettiApril 20, 20210Comments

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Sequoia backed GoMechanic Unveils COVID-19 Car Revival Package

Car repair and solution startup GoMechanic on Tuesday unveiled a special ‘car revival package’ for car owners impacted by the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown. The company claims that this special package is especially designed for making the cars road-ready. This package offers 2 months warranty and includes battery jumpstart/replacement and 25 points inspection, according to the statement…

ByGirish ShettiMay 12, 20200Comments

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Brick&Blot Raises Pre-series A Funds from Sequoia and others

Brick&Blot’s parent company PluckWalk Technologies Pvt LTd has raised $1.5 Mn in a Pre-series A round. Sequoia’s scale up program, Surge, spearheaded the funding round. Arpit (L) and Jayesh Rajpurohit, co-founders Brick&Bolt Clutch of individual investors like Livspac’s founders Anuj Srivastava & Ramakant Sharma and Aakash Goel of Trifecta also contributed to the round. Brick&Blot, which is headquartered…

ByGirish ShettiFebruary 12, 20200Comments

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